Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) · The President's appreciation for Galbraith's work The President's schedule -Forthcoming meeting The President, Galbraith and Haig left at 11:07 am

NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF

Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)

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Conversation No. 572-1 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 7:57 am - 8:09 am Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

The President's schedule -Presence of photographers at meetings

-Forthcoming meeting with agricultural leaders -Prince and Princess Hitachi of Japan -Republican Congressional leadership meeting

-Time -The President's meeting with Gordon L. Allott

-Length -Clark MacGregor

-Draft bill -Changes

-Meeting with Francis J. Galbraith -The President's meeting with Committee to Form a National Health Education

Foundation -Length

-Galbraith's meeting -Briefing paper

-The President's surrogate at meeting -Talking points

Attica State Prison riot

-Nelson A. Rockefeller -Reactions -Manolo Sanchez -Administration friends -William M. Kunstler, Thomas Grey Wicker -Negotiations

-Prisoners' demands -Rockefeller's concessions -Jacob K. Javits -Support for Rockefeller -Amnesty

-Effect -Death tolls

Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

Oval #572

572-1 (9/14/1971)-P, HRH, SBB, GRF, WHP 572-2 (9/14/1971)-Unk [USSS] 572-3 (9/14/1971)-P, GLA, LCA, CMacG, KEB, Unk 572-4 (9/14/1971)-Unk [USSS] 572-5 (9/14/1971)-P, FJG, AMH 572-6 (9/14/1971)-Unk [USSS] 572-7 (9/14/1971)-Unk [USSS] 572-8 (9/14/1971)-P, HRH, Unk, CWC, SBB 572-9 (9/14/1971)-P, APB 572-10 (9/14/1971)-P, SBB 572-11 (9/14/1971)-P, Hitachi, NU*, JJW, EMb, AMH, SBB, WHP, Press 572-12 (9/14/1971)-P, MJM, HSt, CMacG 572-13 (9/14/1971)-P, SBB 572-14 (9/14/1971)-P, APB, SBB 572-15 (9/14/1971)-P, GPS



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Conv. No. 572-1 (cont.)

-Amnesty -Sharp shooters

-Hostages -Television cameras Environment

-Washington, DC -Air pollution -Bicycles as source of transportation

-Rock Creek Parkway -Bike lane

-Traffic jam -Expenditures

-Source of income -Source of action -Public response

Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 7:57 am.

The President's schedule -Presentation of plaque to the President

-Fraternal Order of Police of Grand Rapids, Michigan -Gerald R. Ford

-Republican Congressional leadership meeting -Photograph

-Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins -Length of presentation

Bull left at an unknown time before 8:08 am.

The President's schedule -Haldeman's previous conversation with an unknown person -Congress

Bull entered at an unknown time after 7:57 am.

The President's schedule Bull left at an unknown time before 8:08 am.

Elections -Edmund S. Muskie



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-Newsweek -Time

-Black Vice Presidential candidate issue -Quote

-Reaction -Liberals

Ford entered at 8:08 am; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Greetings

Presentation of plaque to the President -Fraternal Order of Police [FOP] of Grand Rapids, Michigan

Forthcoming meeting

-Attendees

Ford's schedule -Puerto Rico

The President, Haldeman, and Ford left at 8:09 am.

Conversation No. 572-2 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 8:09 am and 10:07 am Location: Oval Office Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met. Unknown person’s health



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The President's schedule -Cabinet room

The unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 10:07 am.

Conversation No. 572-3 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 10:07 am - 10:21 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Gordon L. Allott, Leslie C. Arends, Clark MacGregor and Kenneth E. BeLieu.

Selective Service conference report -F. Edward Hebert

-Support -Committee

-Allott -US foreign relations

-People's Republic of China [PRC] -Soviet Union -Europeans -Japanese

-Economic action -Impressions created in world

-Need for bill -Long-term interest -Allott's son

-US Navy -San Diego

-Senate bill -Conference (Gates) report

-Pay raise scale -House bill -Senate bill

-Support of military service draft -Michael J. Mansfield



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-Strong defense -Mansfield -Michael Gravel -Alan Cranston -Richard S. Schweiker -Cloture

-Majority vote -Filibuster

-Mansfield -International implications on the draft -Military personnel

-Pay issue -The President's statement of draft bill -Senate position -House of Representatives

-Position -Conference Report

-Mansfield Amendment -Stuart F. Symington -Thomas J. McIntyre

-Work on the Mansfield Amendment -Hebert -House filibuster

-MacGregor's talk with John C. Stennis -Congressional recess

-Final resolution -Mansfield's call to MacGregor

The President's schedule

Military service draft extension bill

-Tactical problem -Damage to US international position

An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 10:07 am.

Schedule The unknown person left at an unknown time before 10:21 am.



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Military service draft extension bill -Passage of bill -Need for military draft -Mansfield -International position -Mansfield, John G. Tower, Stennis

-Motion -The President's forthcoming talk with Mansfield -The President's support -Congress


-Next meeting -Health

The President, et al. left at 10:21 am.

Conversation No. 572-4 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 10:21 am and 10:51 am Location: Oval Office Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

The President's location -Cabinet Room



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********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Federal Statute] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** The President’s location -Cabinet Room The unknown men left at an unknown time before 10:51 am.

Conversation No. 572-5 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 10:51 am - 11:07 am Location: Oval Office The President met with Francis J. Galbraith and Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Greetings

Indonesia -Jakarta

-Galbraith's career -The President's trips

-1967 -Singapore

-President Suharto -Government

-Position -Military -Cabinet appointments

-Civilians



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-Dr. Widjojo Nitisastro -Unknown person

-Adam Malik -Campaigning for Suharto -President of general assembly

-Economy -Foreign companies

-Investment -Relations -Customs, harbor

-Resources -Oil -Timber

-Tropical hardwoods -Position on the President's trip to the People's Republic of China [PRC]

-Situation of Indonesia -US position in the Pacific

-Economic assistance -Military presence

-Vietnam -Nuclear power

-Deterrence -Relations with the PRC

-Chinese -Singapore -Soviet Union -Improvement of security

-Relations between countries in the Pacific -PRC

-Korea -Vietnam -India -Taiwan

-US attitude towards PRC -US role

-Soviet Union Summit -Berlin -Middle East -Strategic Arms Limitation Talks [SALT]

-Europe -Negotiations



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-View of change -Soviets

-Chinese -Comparison between Europe and Asia

-Benefits from PRC-US relations -Galbraith's conversation with Suharto -PRC

-World peace -Meeting with Indonesian Generals

-Marshall Green -US presence -State Department -Gen. Hassan [?] Habib

-Chief of Policy and Planning Staff -Suharto's request for military assistance

-Request for economic assistance -Indonesia

-Area -Population -Use of military force -Galbraith's role

-Foreign service views -Latin America -Stance -Indonesia

-US economic aid -Suharto's previous visit to the President -Balance between economic and military aid

-Foreign aid budget -Vietnam

-Malik -North Vietnam -Settlement

-US withdrawal from South Vietnam -South Vietnam election

-Nguyen Van Thieu



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Presentation of gifts -Cufflinks -Martha Townsley (Fisher) Galbraith -Bookmark

-Presidential seal

The President's appreciation for Galbraith's work

The President's schedule -Forthcoming meeting

The President, Galbraith and Haig left at 11:07 am.

Conversation No. 572-6 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:07 am and 12:37 pm Location: Oval Office Unknown men [Secret Service agents] met.

The President’s location An unknown man [Secret Service] talked with an unknown person at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 12:37 pm. [Conversation No. 572-6A]

The President’s schedule The unknown men [Secret Service agents] left at an unknown time before 12:37 pm.



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Conversation No. 572-7 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 11:07 am and 12:37 pm Location: Oval Office An unknown man [Secret Service agent] met. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Federal Statute] [Duration: 3s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************


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The unknown man [Secret Service agent] left at an unknown time before 12:37 pm.

Conversation No. 572-8 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 12:37 pm - 1:45 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman; an unknown person was present at the beginning of the meeting.


Presidential gifts -Eisenhower silver dollar

-Price -US Mint -Value -Special groups -Stephen B. Bull

-Supply An unknown person at an unknown time after 12:37 pm.

Charles W. Colson's schedule -Briefing

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.

Presidential gifts -Box

An unknown man entered at an unknown time after 12:37 pm.

Gifts



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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 12:44 pm.

Williams Commission members -Certificates of appreciation -Williams Commission -Certificates -Bible to minister

-Signature -Rose Mary Woods

Internal Revenue Service [IRS]

-List -Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo

-Investigation -New York City IRS office

-Reporter -Investigations

-Jews -William F. (“Billy”) Graham

-Johnnie M. Walters -Directions

Colson entered at 12:44 pm.

Congressional relations -Previous meeting with Congressional leadership -Status of bills

-Robert J. Dole -Senate

-Issue poll by Opinion Research Corporation [ORC] -Hugh Scott -Robert P. Griffin -Gordon L. Allott -Peter H. Dominick -Wallace F. Bennett -Milton R. Young -Jacob K. Javits

-House of Representatives -Gerald R. Ford -Leslie C. Arends



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-John B. Anderson -John J. Rhodes -Robert C. Wilson -H. Allen Smith -Robert T. Stafford

-Colson's calls to Senators and Congressmen -The President's meeting -Poll

-Congress -Democrats -Conference

-Congressional recess -Issues

-Support for pay raise -Congressional leadership -Pay raise issue -Robert P. Griffin -Note to the President -Excise tax -Support for repeal -Clark MacGregor's role -Griffin

-Information from poll to Senators and Congressmen -Cover letter from Dole

-Members of Congress -Relations between administration and Congress

-Attendance of White House staff at meetings -MacGregor -William E. Timmons -The President's role at meeting -White House staff

-Handling of poll information -Haldeman's memo to MacGregor -Timmons -Conversation with Colson

-Letter with poll information -Statements

-Press reaction

Public relations -Edmund S. Muskie



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-Press reaction to recent comments -News summaries

-Lyndon K. ("Mort") Allin -Time, Newsweek

-Book [Edith Efron's The News Twisters] -Press reaction

-Administration opponents -Cabinet officers' actions

-Elliot Richardson -Muskie's remarks -Busing

-William P. Rogers -Congress

-Melvin R. Laird -Connally

-Congressional matters -Barry M. Goldwater, Sr. -Muskie

-Muskie -Newsweek -Time

-1960 and 1968 elections -Herbert G. Klein, Ronald L. Ziegler -Relations with the press

-White House staff -John A. Scali -Ziegler

-Role as Press Secretary -Press relations

-Lyndon B. Johnson -Eric F. Goldman -Victor Lasky, William S. White

-Time article on the President's speech -Labor Day speech -Rhetoic

-Work ethics -Congress’ reaction -Networks

-Television -William A. Gill, Jr. -George Washington



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-Equal time requests from Democrats -Previous requests

-Joseph A. Califano -American Broadcasting Company [ABC]

-Coverage of Muskie -Reaction to remark

-Black Vice Presidential candidate -Thomas W. Braden -Ernest F. Hollings -John Conyers, Jr.

-Possible Presidential candidacy by a black -Carl B. Stokes

-Liberal columnists -Braden

-Possible question for the President

The President's schedule -Meeting with Governors

-Briefing time -Number of attendees

Meetings

-Distribution of poll and information -Bull

-White House staff -MacGregor

-Cabinet meeting -John A. Volpe

-Javitz's comments -Patriotism -Community committees -Leonard Bernstein

-Mass

Rotary International -William E. Walk, Jr. -Telegrams

Domestic issues

-Letters to Congress on draft extension vote -Democrats



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-Republicans -Colson's meeting with lobbyists -Mail

-Specific measures -Robert C. Wilson

-Meeting with the President, September 14, 1971 *********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Privacy] [Duration: 42s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 **********************************************************************

-Speech -1970 campaign

-Support for the President's program -Farmers organization -Business groups -Polls -Farmers

-Tony C. DeChant -Cooperatives

-Meeting with the President -Leadership

-Support from Congress -Cabinet

-Mood -Richardson -George W. Romney -Volpe -John N. Mitchell -Spiro T. Agnew

-Role -Appearance at Governors' Conference



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-Muskie appearance -Busing -Black for Vice President -Liberals -Articles on Romney

-Comparison -Press

-Reaction toward Muskie -Reaction toward the President

-John B. Connally's remark -Comparison between Muskie and Romney

-Source of black as Vice President remark -Comparison to Romney's brainwashing comment

-Administration response -The President's record and views

-1960, 1968 campaigns -American tradition

-Cartoon on Muskie's remarks in Monday magazine -Compared to Patrick B. Oliphant cartoons -Muskie rally

-Robert J. Brown -Signs -Blacks

-Patrick J. Buchanan's suggestion -Funds for financing black candidates

-Shirley Chisholm -Julian Bond

-Black voters -Democratic Party -Black candidates

-Financing -Eugene J. McCarthy

-Howard Stein -US News and World Report -Newsweek

-McCarthy plan -Primaries -Speaking tour -Democratic National Convention

-People's candidate -Fourth party



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-George Wallace -Funds for McCarthy, black candidates -Black candidates

-Comparison with Democrats' votes for Wallace -Alabama primary

-Use of funds -Television commercials, billboards

Relations between administration and press

-Improvement -Press office

-Role -Factual errors -Ziegler

Democratic National Committee [DNC]

-Publication -Muskie's statement

-The President's possible response to question on Muskie's statement -Qualified candidate

-Edward W. Brooke -The President's record

Domestic issues

-Letters to Congress -Colson's staff

-Check on mail, wires -Effect of volume of the President's August 15, 1971 speech

-Phillips Petroleum -Newspaper issue support coupons for mailing

-Oklahoma -Colson's meeting

-Jack R. Miller -Volume of mail -Support for investment tax credit -Future White House contact, handling -Possible trip to People’s Republic of China [PRC]

-Mail -Federal pay issue

-Congressional issue -Federal employees union



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-Chamber of Commerce -Democrats

-Action on bill in Congress -Partisanship -Governors' Conference -Investment tax credit

-Retroactive -Individual tax exemption increase -Control on profits and dividends

-Administration's response -[Peter G. Peterson's] speech -Profits

-Benefits for working class -Re-investment -Federal revenue

-The President's program -Public support -Businessmen -The President's speeches on August 15 and September 9, 1971

-Leadership -Labor Day speech

-George Meany -Public reaction

-Poll -Percentage of support

-Tone of remarks -As labor leader

-Democrats -Actions in Congress

-The President's initiative -Governors' Conference caucus

-Television appearances -Since August 15, 1971

-Public image of the President's administration -Cambodian action in Vietnam War -Dick Cavett

-Guest’s attack on administration's welfare policy -ABC

-Administration's response -Daniel P. Moynihan



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The President's meeting with Republican Congressional leadership -Effect of meeting

-Capitol Hill -Support for Nelson A. Rockefeller

-Javits -Barber B. Conable, Jr. -Ford -Scott -The President's support

-Rockefeller's statement -Javits

-The President's statements -Demonstrations -Attica State Prison riot

-Public reaction -Support for Rockefeller

-Scott -Black Muslims

-Role -Black Panthers -Reaction of blacks -White House elevator operator

Colson left at 1:32 pm.

Committee to Form a National Health Education Foundation -Meeting with the President -Richardson -Announcement of the Presidential Commission

-Purpose of Commission -Preventive medicine -Report -Ehrlichman -Citizens' involvement

-Length of meeting -The President's attendance

-Attendees -Blue Cross/Clue Shield -University leaders

-Agnew's attendance -Surrogate for the President



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-Grover Whalen -Role -New York

-Mayor of New York City -Role

-Comparison to Nixon's Vice Presidential role during Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration

Refreshment


-Meeting with [unknown man?] An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:32 pm.

Refreshment

Meeting with [unknown man] -Poll

-Figures The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:45 pm.

Prisoners of war [POW] wives meeting -The President's previous conversation with Henry A. Kissinger

-The President's appearance at convention -The President's meeting with a group of POW wives

-Political action group -The President's meeting with committee -Popular support of POW issue

-Clark M. Clifford -Maj. Gen. James D. ("Don") Hughes -The President's possible appearance


-Appearance in Florida -California -Jacksonville

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 9s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2 **********************************************************************

-Weather for Key Biscayne, Florida

White House staff -Vernon C. Coffey

- Haldeman's conversation with Hughes -Job considerations

-Qualifications -New tour of duty -Continuity

-Hughes -Management requirements

-Personnel -Military aide office

-Relationship of staff to the President -Personnel

-Structure -Eisenhower

-Army aide -Navy aide -Air Force aide

-Hughes -Performance

-Reductions -Helicopter units

-Rank of commanding officer -Coffey -Junior grade officer

MacGregor

-Report to the President



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-Kissinger -Meeting with Corneliu Bogdan

-Message from Nicolae Ceausescu to the President -Date

-Rose Mary Woods -The President's meeting with Charles S. Rhyne

-Rhyne's meeting with Josip Broz Tito An unknown person entered at an unknown time after 1:32 pm.

-Rhyne -Commission

-US Ambassador to United Nations [UN] Refugee Commission in Geneva -Meeting with the President

Delivery of documents The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:45 pm. The President’s schedule

-Meeting with Admiral Charles K. Duncan -Kissinger -Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Command and Fleet -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] meetings -Europeans

-US concerns over Atlantic -The President's meeting with Joint Chiefs of Staff [JCS] -The President's visit to NATO -Kissinger's note

-Robert H. Finch Bull entered at 1:40 pm.

The President's schedule ************************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4



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[Personal Returnable] [Duration: 59s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 4 ************************************************************************** -Meeting with George P. Shultz

-Time of meeting -The President's forthcoming meeting with Mansfield and Scott

Bull left at 1:44 pm. Haldeman left at 1:45 pm.

Conversation No. 572-9 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 2:57 pm - 3:01 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield.

Pictures -Julie Nixon Eisenhower's notes -Vernon C. Coffey, Jr. -Rose Mary Woods -Julie Eisenhower

-Choice of picture Butterfield left at 3:01 pm.

Conversation No. 572-10



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Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 3:01 pm and 3:03 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

The President's schedule -Prince and Princess Hitachi

-Protocol -Photographers

Bull left at an unknown time before 3:03 pm.

Conversation No. 572-11 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 3:03 pm - 3:30 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Prince Hitachi, Princess Hitachi, Nobuhiko Ushiba, Mrs. Nobuhiko Ushiba, James J. Wickel, Emil Mosbacher, Jr., Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and Stephen B. Bull; the White House photographer was present at the beginning of the meeting.

Introductions

[Emperor of Japan] Hirohito -Message to the President -Meeting with the President

-Anchorage, Alaska

Seating arrangements

Press -Pictures

Members of the press entered at an unknown time after 3:03 pm.



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Members of the press left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.

Prince Hitachi's schedule -New York City -Japan House -Miami -Houston

-Space Center -Space travel

-Royal visit -Effect on US public

-Relations between countries

The President's previous visits to Japan -Previous meetings with Emperor Hirohito and Empress Hirohito -Tokyo -Osaka -Kyoto -Sightseeing

-Tourism -Japan

-Flight time -Supersonic transport [SST]

-San Francisco to Japan

Cancer research -Prince Hitachi's interest

-Visit to National Institute of Health [NIH] -US cancer research -Private research institute in Japan

Foreign policy

-Relations with Japanese cabinet members -Relations between the US and Japan

-National interests -Discussions between the US cabinet members and Japanese cabinet members

-Points of agreement -Effect of relations between US and Japan

-Peace -Free, private enterprise -Common interests



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-Japanese -Japan

-Progress since l953 -The President's first visit in 1953 -The President's last visit

-1967 -West Germany

-Japanese-Americans -Hawaii -California

Prince and Princess Hitachi's schedule

-Miami -Weather

-Houston -Texas

-Rate of growth -Texans

-Miami -Tourist attraction

-Visits to other foreign countries -Europe

-1965 -Nepal

-Prince Hitachi's appearance at unknown ceremony -The President's acquaintances

-California -India -Nepal

-King Mahendra Bir Bikram -The President's previous meeting

-Dwight D. Eisenhower -Lion hunting

-Queen -American views

Foreign policy

-Effect of royal visits -Asia -Africa -Latin America



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-Friendships -Visits of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne of Great Britain

-US and Canada -American-British relations

Prince Hitachi's schedule

-Chartered airliner

Family -Julie Nixon Eisenhower -[Dwight] David Eisenhower, II

-US Navy -Florida

-Prince Hitachi's schedule -Miami -Cape Kennedy

-Jacksonville -Tricia Nixon Cox

-Cambridge, Massachusetts -Edward R.F. Cox

-Law student -Harvard

-Visits to the President -Daughters

-Princess Hitachi's family -Mother

-Tokyo -Grandchildren

-Brothers -Surviving members of the President's family


Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

-Tea -Tour of the White House

-Japanese Garden -Rose Garden -Spring

The President, et al. left at 3:30 pm.



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Conversation No. 572-12 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 3:37 pm - 4:40 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Michael J. Mansfield, Hugh Scott, and Clark MacGregor.

Greetings -Trips -Seating arrangements

Mansfield's and Scott's European trip

-Paris -Parliamentary meeting

-Soviets -Adoption of Soviet amendments and resolutions

-Length of stay -Soviet Union -Bulgaria -Romania -Henry A. Kissinger

-Interviews -Mikhail Suslov -Message from Nicolae Ceausescu -Suslov -Space exploration -US-Soviet relations -US role worldwide Scheduling

-H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's conversation with Mansfield -The President's trip

-Montana -Anchorage -Weather -Dates



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-Mansfield's availability -Departures

-Montana -Portland

-Mansfield's role -Arrangements

-Scheduled stops -Kalispell, Montana

-Libby Dam construction -Location -Length of trip

-The President's schedule -The President's schedule

-Portland -Kalispell, Montana -Helicopters

-Flight to Libby Dam -Hungry Horse -Glacier National Park

-The President's visit -Libby Dam

-Dedication ceremony -Newspaper story

-Reservoir -Rexford, Montana -Canada

-Treaty arrangement for construction -British Columbia

-Dislocation of population

The President's schedule -Montana -Portland -Anchorage -Length of trip -Mamie G.D. Eisenhower

-Birthday -Fundraising

-Eisenhower College -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon

-Television show, "A Visit with the First Lady"



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-American Broadcasting Company [ABC]

Domestic issues -Tax proposals

-Senate -House of Representatives

-Phase II -Bi-partisan Congressional leadership meeting

-Date -Attendees

-Committees -Wilbur D. Mills

-Speech -Pennsylvania

-State legislature -Note of regret to President

-Wright Patman -Possible meeting with the President

-Russell B. Long -The President's meetings on economic policy -Labor, management

-Agriculture, consumer and business groups -Importance -Effectiveness

-Bi-partisan, voluntary cooperation -Long

-Puerto Rico -Schedule

-Congressional session -Welfare reform -Revenue sharing

-House of Representatives -Health bill -Government reorganization

-John L. McClellan -Chet Holifield -Energy resources

-Army Corps of engineers -Libby Dam

-Bureau of Reclamation -Abraham A. Ribicoff



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-Charles H. Percy -Support

-Holifield -Jacob K. Javits

-Policy committee meeting -Date -The President's economic proposals -Tom [Surname unknown], unknown person -List

-Effect of the President's economic action -Appropriation bills -Welfare reform -Revenue sharing -Government reorganization -Mansfield's relationship with the President's administration -Senate

-Presidential candidates -Legislation -Saigon


-The President's previous meeting with Gordon L. Allott -Attendance

-Republican Congressional leadership meeting -Allott -Mansfield amendment addition

-Senate version -House version

-House of Representatives -Situation

-F. Edward Hebert -Leslie C. Arends

-Conference -Concessions -Delays

-Hebert -Actions

-Motion to table -Military pay

-Senate amendment -Filibuster



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-Participation -Cloture -Votes

-Mansfield's action -Previous conversation with Scott -John C. Stennis -Military procurement

-Cost of war -Taxes

-Budget -Filibuster

-Military pay -President’s comments to Allott

-Lower ranks -Higher ranks

-Draft -US role worldwide -Soviet Union

-East-West relations -Developments

-People’s Republic of China [PRC] visit -Arms talks -Leak -Accidental War Treaty

-Announcement -Gerard C. Smith

-Unknown General -Air Force

Foreign relations

-Dangers of leaks -Soviet Union -PRC announcement -Safeguarding of confidentiality

-Reciprocity between nations -Nikita S. Khrushchev's remarks

-Agreement on announcement -Soviets

-Andrei A. Gromyko -Signing ceremony

-Significance of agreement



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-Accidental wars -Smaller countries -Development of nuclear capabilities

-Accelerated hotline -Future developments


-Effects of passage of draft extension bill -Defense establishment -Need for draft -Reduction of armed forces

-Mutual basis -Soviets

-Unilateral reductions -Past experiences

-Arms control -European security conference -North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] -Maintenance of negotiating position -Relations with the Soviet Union

-Present status -PRC -Negotiations -Smith -Missiles -Future of Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions [MBFR]

-European security -Arms control

-US position -Failure in passage of draft bill

-Talks with soviets -Defense budgets

-Passage -Negotiations

-Filibuster -Motion to table -Return to conference -Filibuster -Cloture -Significant date

-Negotiations



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-Effects of passage of bill -The President's meeting with Mansfield and Scott

Foreign relations -Forthcoming actions -Soviets -Diplomatic activity -Pierre Trudeau -Call to the President -Announcement of the President’s forthcoming trip to Canada -Timing -Soviet visit

-Secretary of State [William P. Rogers] -Vice President [Spiro T. Agnew] -US

-Handling of relations with other types of governments -The President -Kissinger

-Negotiations for the President's visit to the PRC -The White House -The President, Chou En-lai, Mao Tse-tung

-The Soviet Union -Diplomatic relations

-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin -Kissinger

-Rogers -Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting

-Five-Year Plan -Unknown person -Javits -Melvin R. Laird

-Meeting with J. William Fulbright -Scott's talk with MacGregor

-Possible actions -Laird's statement

-Government groups -Contingency planning

-Studies -Pentagon Papers

-Lyndon B. Johnson -Department of Defense



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International monetary policy

-Mansfield's trip -Scandinavian countries -France -Italy -Morocco -Allies' reaction to US economic policy

-The President's previous speech, September 9, 1971 -Kenneth E. BeLieu, Thomas C. Korologos

-Rogers -Economic action

-Quotation of the President's comments -White House meeting for Congressional leadership -Perceptions

-The President's speech in Springfield Illinois -Extension of 90-day measures

-Flotation of currencies -Mansfield's talk with Paul A. Volcker

-Rome, Italy -Allies' reaction

-US politics -Opposition

-Support for the President's economic program -Need for program -Situation of the dollar

-France -Effect of Mansfield statement

-Allies' concerns -West German view

-US economic measures -US actions

-Foreign pressures -Return to old system

-Modifications -Future crisis

-Public posture -Temporary measures

-Changes required -Temporary compared to permanent solution

-Time required to achieve permanent



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Solution

-Japanese -Compared with Europeans -Negotiations -Actions on the yen -Business barriers

-American businesses in Japan -US bargaining position

-Europe -Germans -French -British -Dutch -Swiss -National interests -European action

-Effect on US bargaining position -US position -US interests

-Bargaining -Great Britain

-Entrance into the common market -Economic unity -Population

-US role -Protectionism -President’s view -National interest

-World stability -Bargaining position

-Europeans and Japanese -Germans

-Latin America -Mexico

-Africa -South Asia -Bretton Woods -Latin America

-Treatment in comparison to rest of the world -Foreign aid exemption



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-Amount -Foreign aid

-Amount -Alliance for progress

-Javits's question at leaders meeting, September 14, 1971 -New York City -Washington, DC -Effects from international traders', bankers', and Europeans' actions

-Japanese actions -US past actions

-Economic world -Changes -Need for new measures

-US actions -Temporary measures

-Permanent solution -Duration -Volcker's and Arthur F. Burns's views -The President's and John B. Connally's reaction

-US interests -Trade

-American market -Size -Agricultural products

-The President's comments to farm leaders -Surcharge

-Response by other countries -Productivity

-Competition -Negotiations

-Marshall Plan -Reciprocal trade -Changes in the world

-US position -National interests

-Trade competition -Austria

-Marshall Plan -Machinery

-Purchase -Switzerland



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-Philadelphia -Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky

-Comment about the US -Repayment

-Internationalism and isolationism -Labor unions -President’s previous meeting with labor leaders

-Surcharge -Competition

-Cheap labor -Japan

-Past position -Free traders

-Present position -Protectionists

-Increased productivity -Previous meeting

-Robert C. McInturf [?] -Association of Farmers' Cooperatives

-California -New labor contract

-Automatic equipment -Tomatoes

-Eli Whitney -Cotton gin

-American agriculture -Charles M. Teague, Burt L. Talcott, Robert B. Mathias

-Santa Barbara, Fresno, Salinas -Legislation

-Transportation industry -Strikes

-National interests -Impact on agriculture

-The President's proposal [?] -Dock strike in Hawaii

-Effect on Hawaii -Railroad strikes -Truckers

-Changes needed -Future situation

-Congress



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Foreign relations

-Mansfield's meeting with King Hassan II -Morocco

-Internal situation -Message to the President -Greetings -Possible visit to US -Middle East -Other attendees

-Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, Presidents of the Chamber of Representatives and the Chamber of Chancellors

-Ernest F. (“Fritz”) Hollings -Nixon and Rogers's policy on the Middle East -Mansfield’s support

-US involvement -Support for peace efforts -The President's action -Democrats

-Support for President’s policy -Hollings

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-Israel -Negotiating position

-Relations with the US -Scott’s support



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-Military aid -Jewish community

-Influence -Economic position -Internal situation

-"Black Panthers" -Asiatic Jews

-Opposition -Younger Jews

-Differences -Rogers's view -Mansfield’s and Scott’s trips -Compared with older generation

-David Ben-Gurion -1967 war -Gen. Moshe Dayan

-Golda Meir -Nationalists

-Menachem begin -Meir

-Vice Premier -Congress's relations to Israeli government

-Strategy -Jordanian crisis

-US response -Moroccan officials

-Morocco -Situation

North Africa

-The President's visits -Morocco

-Land of contrasts -Casablanca -Marrakesh -Winston S. Churchill -Compared to Montana

-Tourism -Spain




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-Trip to Montana -Oregon


-Importance, timing Mansfield, Scott and MacGregor left at 4:40 pm.

Conversation No. 572-13 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:40 pm and 4:42 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

The President's schedule -Barber -Henry A. Kissinger -George P. Shultz

-Meeting -Barber


Conversation No. 572-14 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: Unknown between 4:40 pm until 4:42 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with Alexander P. Butterfield

The President's schedule -Julie Nixon Eisenhower



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-Telephone call Stephen B. Bull entered at an unknown time after 4:40 pm.

Schedule -Barber -Meeting with Shultz


Julie Eisenhower -Arrival -Timing

-Photographs -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins -Family photograph -Display

Butterfield left at 4:42 pm.

Conversation No. 572-15 Date: September 14, 1971 Time: 4:45 pm - 5:06 pm Location: Oval Office The President met with George P. Shultz. Personnel Management

-Office of Management and Budget [OMB] -Richard P. Nathan

-Welfare reform -Relationship with Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger -Successor

-Paul H. O'Neill -O'Neill

-Frederic V. Malek -Party affiliation



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-Present position -Kenneth W. Dam

-Dr. James R. Schlesinger -Defense and international intelligence -Camp David

-Legal matters -Fluency in French and German

-Executive pay bill -Leftover funds -Arthur F. Burns -Leftover

-Pool of positions -Treasury Department -Justice Department

-Treasury -Ways and Means Committee

-John B. Connally -Positions

-Federal government expansion -Workload

-Existing force -Administration's action

-Justice Department -White House -Connally

-Treasury Department's needs

Labor -West Coast dock strike

-Settlement of issues -Alfred Renton (“Harry”) Bridges

-Control of situation -Special agreement

-Hawaii-Vancouver route -Action by San Francisco union

-Administration's position -Report from James D. Hodgson

-Local unions -Settlement of strike

-Announcement -J. Curtis Counts



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-Involvement in negotiations -Taft-Hartley Act

-Management's position on use of Taft-Hartley Act -Return to work

-Cost -Bargaining position

-Headway on issues -Economic situation

-Container issue -Settlement

-Union -Effects on farmers -Counts's involvement

-Reaction of union -The President's involvement -Use of Taft-Hartley Act

-Mediation effort -The President's trip to the west coast -Possible end of strike

-Six month pay pause -Federal employees -Shultz's meeting with H. R. Gross and Republicans on House Post Office and

Civil Service Committee -Larry Hogan

-Military increase in volunteer armed forces bill, October 1 -Perception

-Freeze period -Shultz’s response -Administration’s position -Senate vote

-Cost of Living Council's [COLC] recommendation -Connally -Freeze period

-Melvin R. Laird -Bill

-Return to committee -Department of Justice's opinion

-Executive Order on wage and price freeze -Effect

-Dam -Overriding subsequent law



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-Clark MacGregor -Passage of bill

-Request to Congress -Effective date

-Need for position -Timing

Economy

- Follow-up program to freeze - The President's possible announcement to press

-Shultz's previous meetings with Congressmen -The President's Congressional meeting

-Shultz's draft -Patrick Buchanan

-The President's schedule -Press briefing

-Congressional meeting -The President's statement

-Language -Consumer Price Index [CPI] components -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

-Food and home -Information prior to freeze

-Increase -Seasonal adjustments

-Gross National Product [GNP] figures -Second quarter

-Revision -Original estimates

-Third quarter figures -Announcement of figures -Timing -Third quarter figures -Results

-July, August, September -Effects of the freeze, import surcharge

-Psychology -Shultz's previous meeting with Congressmen

-Support for the President's economic program -American public -[Unknown person]



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-Effective follow-up program -Effects of the President's economic program

-International area -State of the economy

-Unemployment -Inflation -Possible problems in 1972

-Figures -Pre-freeze

-Freeze -Effectiveness -Psychological effect

-Retailers -Prices -Competition

-Interest rates -Possible administration action -Bankers

-President’s view -Walter B. Wriston

-Businessmen -Maurice H. Stans

-Farmers -Clifford M. Hardin -Sam [Surname unknown] -Possible actions

-Banks -Politics of the situation -The President’s friends

-Burns -Federal Reserve Board [FRB] -Consumer credit -Announcement -Effect -Lowering prime rates -Possible meeting with bankers

-Wriston -Congress -Meeting with the President -Lower prime rates -Shultz’s possible meeting with Connally



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-International monetary system The President and Shultz left at 5:06 pm.

Documents

Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06) · The President's appreciation for Galbraith's work The President's schedule -Forthcoming meeting The President, Galbraith and Haig left at 11:07 am